What people are saying:

You are a badass, I love your show. Jake's a bad-ass as well. I see Utah waking up, brother. Your show is helping that happen, you're a hero! I wanted to drop a note, and I hope someday to hang and discuss the spirit of the age. Thanks for rocking it!

Josh Stockwell

2015-03-10T22:30:14+00:00

Josh Stockwell

You are a badass, I love your show. Jake’s a bad-ass as well. I see Utah waking up, brother. Your show is helping that happen, you’re a hero! I wanted to drop a note, and I hope someday to hang and… Continue Reading →

http://www.paulduane.net/testimonials/8864/

Paul Duane, I am very impressed and inspired with your outlook, ambition and individualist/communal synthesized version of humanity. Like a breath of fresh smoke. I enjoyed the philosophical, poignant, pertinent firmament; intertwined with poetic persuasion at a punk core of going against the grain, I'm sold on your brand.

Chris R.

2015-03-10T22:31:31+00:00

Chris R.

Paul Duane, I am very impressed and inspired with your outlook, ambition and individualist/communal synthesized version of humanity. Like a breath of fresh smoke. I enjoyed the philosophical, poignant, pertinent firmament; intertwined with poetic persuasion at a punk core of… Continue Reading →

http://www.paulduane.net/testimonials/8865/

Paul Duane has never been one to keep to the dark corners; So it wasn’t much of a shock to see him start his own talk show—with his own name as the title—and bring some of Utah’s most influential names to chat with him in front of a live audience... With its live band for musical accompaniment and a format going back to Carson’s three-guest presentation, the show is only a TV deal away from being the best showcase in town.

City Weekly

2015-03-10T22:57:49+00:00

City Weekly

Paul Duane has never been one to keep to the dark corners; So it wasn’t much of a shock to see him start his own talk show—with his own name as the title—and bring some of Utah’s most influential names… Continue Reading →

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It’s kind of like modern dance. He has a basic choreography for it ... But he’s not that set on the dance steps. He’s not wedded to whether it goes according to plan. It makes it kind of fun. You’re not sure where it’s going to go.

Doug Fabrizio

KUER / Radio West

2015-03-10T22:59:44+00:00

Doug Fabrizio

KUER / Radio West

It’s kind of like modern dance. He has a basic choreography for it … But he’s not that set on the dance steps. He’s not wedded to whether it goes according to plan. It makes it kind of fun. You’re… Continue Reading →

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richard dutcher

“I had wonderful time on Paul’s shows. What makes it different is there is nothing like it. There’s certainly nothing like it in Utah. And I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere...A live talk show is a fantastic concept. He is the perfect person to do it.”

Richard Dutcher

filmmaker

2015-03-10T23:01:58+00:00

Richard Dutcher

filmmaker

“I had wonderful time on Paul’s shows. What makes it different is there is nothing like it. There’s certainly nothing like it in Utah. And I’ve never seen anything like it anywhere…A live talk show is a fantastic concept. He… Continue Reading →

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I think you and your work are 100% pure genius. I take something away that improves my life in every piece of work you do. Thank You Paul.

Nannette M.

2015-03-11T09:29:27+00:00

Nannette M.

I think you and your work are 100% pure genius. I take something away that improves my life in every piece of work you do. Thank You Paul.

http://www.paulduane.net/testimonials/8872/

"I wanted to let you know I received a client from your show that I have worked on 4 times now. She is amazing and I feel honored that you had me on your show... You are making a huge difference in the world and I wanted to make sure you know this."

Cameo Haag

2015-04-30T16:38:26+00:00

Cameo Haag

“I wanted to let you know I received a client from your show that I have worked on 4 times now. She is amazing and I feel honored that you had me on your show… You are making a huge difference… Continue Reading →

Hold the pants, please.

Saturday night is upon us again. As usual, my apartment was the launching pad for an evening out on the town. My cousin / BFF Melissa, Dr. Normy, Kober, and the lovely, newly single Stephanie, congregated at my place for drinks and some chit chat. As I was getting ready to roll out, I contemplated my attire for the evening…. the question that plagues men all across the globe descended upon me:

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Pants, or no pants?

I’ll have a saturday night, dressing on the side, some extra napkins, and no pants, please. I’m allergic to them.

One can generally count on me wearing pants Sun – Wed night. Thurs, Fri, and Sat, however… I often rock the heels, hosiery, and skirt. I began my hosting duties wearing some jeans. As our departure for dinner became eminent, I decided that it would be disingenuous of me to wear pants out on a Saturday night.

Dinner was delicious and uneventful. We then went to Gracie’s and met up with some of Melissa’s friends. I introduced myself and found a seat next to someone we will call Susan. She was *gorgeous*… long, dark hair, beautiful brown eyes, a happy countenance, she definitely had my attention. After a few minutes of chit chat, she looked down at my legs and said, “What’s this about? I want to know”. I said, “It’s a long story, I’ll try to make it nice and short for you.” I took her hand, rubbed it on my hosiery clad leg, and said in her ear, “THAT – feels very damn good”. ( For the uninitiated – there are certain kinds of pantyhose / tights that feel truly amazing on your skin. Most American hosiery brands feel like shitty burlap on your skin, and it’s no wonder that women hate wearing them. I was wearing a nice pair imported from the UK. Much like cars, the Europeans have better taste and manufacturing techniques when it comes to hosiery. They do it better. MUCH better. I digress. )

Susan: “Oh, that’s it? You just like how it feels? That is so hot!”

Me: “Yep. That’s it. It’s just a sensual indulgence”.

Susan: “I really like that… you obviously have huge balls to do that. Okay, now I need to hear the whole story…”

I proceeded to tell her the tale of how I discovered this hobby / fetish / fascination. She listened intently and seemed to totally understand.

Me: “…of course, it was my best kept secret growing up and in my 20’s…I was terrified of what people would think of me. At some point I realized that life is too short to live according to anyone else’s agenda.”

For a moment I thought I had lost her. Her attention receded, her eyes wandered, and I thought that this was the point at which she would “have a call to make” or “need to use the bathroom”. She refocused and leaned in:

Susan: “Okay. I will tell you something but you have to promise not to tell anyone. My friends give me so much shit about this…”

Me: “Of course. It’s between us.”

“Susan: “Okay, so, for my job, I travel a lot…. I’m in a new city every week, I meet new people all the time… and I just like to fuck.”

She looked at me with a semi surprised look on her face, as if she was bracing herself for my negative reaction. I just looked at her matter of factly, and motioned for her to continue.

Susan: “After being married and couped up, I’m divorced and now I just like to have fun. I like to fuck and not get any feelings involved. Is that bad??! My friends are always telling me ‘ Susan, stop being such a whore!’ They give me so much shit about it”

Me: “Do you think they might be jealous?”

Susan: “I don’t know. I have no idea. They just always rag on me about how much sex I have. Is that bad of me? I just love sex! I love to just fuck ’em and leave ’em. Some people like to have sex and then cuddle and get all emotional – not me. I just like to fuck their brains out and then kick them out of my hotel room, and I like them gone before my breakfast shows up in the morning.”

I was super attracted to this girl to begin with – and now she’s telling me about how she loves to fuck for sport. I was not sure how to interpret this. She could have told me a hundred different things about herself. She could have made up something stupid, but this is what she chose to share with me. Was this a door opening up for me to have sex with her? Part of me was thinking “Yeah man – this is a green light to proceed forward”. Another part of me – that insecure, awkward geeky kid – simply cannot accept a reality in which I show up to a bar dressed up in heels, hosiery, and skirt, and have the one of the most beautiful girls in the bar express interest in fucking me. As I write this, I still don’t really know what the deal was. I also realize that by blogging about this, I run the chance of her reading it and having THAT truly destroy any chance with her. That’s okay. My creative process is far more important to me than any pussy.

I have been around the failure block enough times to know, however, that this degree of uncertainty is probably why I did not end up fucking her brains out last night. Women – particularly high value women like this – can sniff that insecurity out 7 miles away, and it is known to cement panties onto the hips of women, making them highly unlikely to drop.

She got up to use the bathroom, and offered to buy me a drink. She returned a few minutes later with a bud light for me. When she sat back down, we talked a little bit about work (we work in related fields). She is interested in having some boudoir photos done; she loved my work. That might happen. As we were talking, she was playing with her hair a lot. My experience in the seduction / pick up artist community has taught me that there are certain behaviors that women subconsciously do when they are experiencing attraction – and she was doing one of them: playing with her hair a lot. Next time you are at a club, watch couples talk. The girls who are interested in the guys they are chatting with will almost always play with their own hair as they talk. It’s interesting. She was doing it. My inner dialogue starts up again: “She’s doing it. Really? Should I be pushing forward here? Maybe her hair is just bugging her…. ” I decided to at least make an effort – I invited her and her similarly gorgeous friend to join us at my place after the club for some wine. Though they said they would be coming over, it never materialized.

And that’s ok.

Susan is very interesting… I’m not super interested in being a disposab

le 1 night stand for her anyway. I’m more interested in 10 or 15 night stands.

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Addendum: As is usually the case, toward the end of the night, some guy came up and introduced himself. As we were leaving, he said, “you’ve got great legs. I think I’m going to try that look out, too.”